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Fates Worse Than Death: An Autobiographical Collage by Kurt VonnegutPublisher: Berkley ; 12th printing (September 1, 1992)ISBN-10: 0425134067ISBN-13: 9780425134061Paperback 240 pagesDimensions: 6 x 9 inchesFates Worse than Death, subtitled An Autobiographical Collage of the 1980s, is a 1991 collection of essays, speeches, and other previously uncollected writings by author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. In the introduction to the book, Vonnegut acknowledges that the book is similar to an earlier book, Palm Sunday. In it he discusses his attempted suicide.Due to the autobiographical nature of the book, Vonnegut provides some details about his upbringing and life, such as his childhood in Indiana. His education at Cornell University, Carnegie Tech, University of Tennessee, and University of Chicago are briefly mentioned as well.Vonnegut also describes life experiences that are found in his novels. For example, Slaughterhouse-Five deals with a firebombing of Dresden, Germany, an event that he was present at during… Read More

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A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
by Kurt Vonnegut (Author)
Edited by Daniel Simon
Publisher: Random House
ISBN-13: 9780812977363
ISBN-10: 081297736X
Publication Date: 1/16/2007
Pages: 145
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Paperback
5.1 x 8 inches, 146 pages

In his first book since 1999, it's just like old times as Vonnegut makes with the deeply black humor in this collection of articles written over the last five years, many from the alternative magazine In These Times. But the pessimistic wisecracks may be wearing thin; the conversational tone of the pieces is like Garrison Keillor with a savage undercurrent. Still, the schtick works fine most of the time, underscored by hand-lettered aphorisms between chapters. Some essays suffer from authorial self-indulgence, however, like taking a dull story about mailing a manuscript and stretching it to interminable lengths. Vonnegut reserves special bile for the "psychopathic personalities" (i.e., "smart, personable people who have no… Read More

Dell, 1991-10-01. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 0.5000 in x 6.9000 in x 4.2000 in.

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Doubleday, 1979-08-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1.1000 in x 8.2000 in x 5.6000 in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

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Delacorte Press, 1987. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Delacorte Press, 2009. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Putnam, 2008. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Washington Square Press, 2000. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.